Ecclesiastes 10:4

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If the spirit of one who holds authority rises over you, do not leave your place, because attentiveness will cause the greatest sins to cease.

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A short-tempered man provokes conflicts. Whoever is patient tempers those who are stirred up.

By patience, a leader shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, proceeding from the presence of a prince, as if by mistake:

You should not hastily withdraw from his presence, nor should you remain in an evil work. For all that pleases him, he will do.